A Hard Day's Night (1964)

Victor Spinetti: T.V. Director

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Quotes 

• [the Beatles are late for a rehersal] 

  T.V. Floor Manager : They'll be here.

  T.V. Director : Yes, well, if they aren't on this stage in precisely 30 seconds there'll be trouble? Do you hear me? Trouble.

  [exactly three seconds after he stops speaking, the Beatles calmly amble onstage] 

  John : [to director]  Standin' around, hey? Some people have it dead easy.

• T.V. Director : Get me a bottle of milk and some tranquilizers. I see it all now, it's a plot... a plot...

• T.V. Director : We are on in 20 minutes.

  George : Can I say something?

  T.V. Director : What?

  George : I don't think it's very likely that we will go on. The law of averages is against it.

• T.V. Director : I won an award.

  John : A likely story.

  T.V. Director : It's on the wall in my office.

• T.V. Director : You don't know what this means to me. If you hadn't come back it would have meant... the epilogue or the news... in Welsh... for life!

• T.V. Director : Now, look. If you think I'm unsuitable, let's have it out in the open. I can't stand these backstage politics.

  John : Aren't you tending to black-and-white the situation somewhat?

  T.V. Director : Well, quite honestly, I wasn't expecting a musical arranger to question my ability picture-wise.

  John : [to the others]  I could listen to him for hours.

• Grandfather : Hey, Paulie, they're trying to fob you off with this musical charlatan. But I gave him the test.

  T.V. Director : I'm quite happy to be replaced.

  Grandfather : He's a typical buck-passer.